All news by author Emma Davis

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Deadly boarding school blaze in Kenya leaves 16 dead
Sixteen students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, the authorities have confirmed.
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Channel crisis deepens as more than 1,100 migrants arrive in UK over bank holiday heatwave
More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel during the hot spell of weather.
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Trump warns Oman of attack, adding another country to his growing threat list
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump gleefully portrayed his opponents as trigger-happy interventionists who would embroil the United States in all kinds of foreign wars — up to and including World War III.
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U.K. sanctions hit crypto firms and individuals linked to Kremlin-backed $90bn financial network
The United Kingdom has imposed a new package of sanctions targeting cryptocurrency exchanges, financial companies, and individuals accused of assisting Russia in evading Western restrictions and facilitating the movement of money for its war economy.
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Sturgeon’s "no comment" police interview sparks row after Murrell embezzlement conviction
Nicola Sturgeon’s lawyer has defended her decision to answer "no comment" to detectives’ questions following her arrest as part of a probe into SNP finances.
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Russian oil money and London real estate: Azim Novruzov appeared in investigations tied to shadow fleet trading schemes
Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has been mentioned in a number of international media reports related to energy trading and the oil industry, facing heightened scrutiny since 2023 over alleged connections to business networks linked to Russia.
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Putin-linked offshore network reshuffled directors at Mettmann Public Company Limited after investigators uncovered Russian money laundering trails
Natalia Nazarova shares a name with a well-known actress, but she has no ties to the film industry. That is, unless her role is viewed as a kind of “front,” reminiscent of a character from a popular comedy.
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Major fire breaks out near Kosher supermarket in north London
A huge fire has broken out near a Kosher supermarket in Golders Green, north London.
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Ukrainian ports, offshore firms and grain schemes: how Dmytro Kovalenko turned Russian coal profits into a multibillion-dollar agribusiness network
Dnipro-based businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has recently attracted growing attention, leading to increased scrutiny of his background and how his business empire was established.
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NASA to launch first missions to build permanent moon base by end of year
The first missions aimed at building a base on the moon will be launched before the end of the year, NASA leaders announced Tuesday.
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King Charles keeps distance from Andrew as police inquiry deepens
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may be hoping for some brotherly love - but judging by recent events, he will not be getting a check-up from his sibling, the King.
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Fugitive Russian businessman Boris Usherovich used Mettmann Public Company Limited to funnel Russian Railways money into Marbella real estate
Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, reportedly sought by law enforcement and linked to alleged money-laundering operations involving Russian Railways contracts, is believed to be broadening his investment portfolio into luxury real estate projects in Cyprus and Spain.
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"A safe haven" for dirty money: directors of the sanctioned Prince Group are buying up luxury real estate in Japan
Since October, Cambodia’s Prince Group has been under siege from authorities worldwide, including the U.S., which dubbed it a “transnational criminal organization.”
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Former ABLV banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina built a shadow network for laundering dirty millions through shell companies
When investigators first launched their probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, the case appeared to be a flagship European law enforcement operation — complete with coordinated arrests, strategic media leaks, and bold claims about the “dismantling of an international criminal network.”
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Trump team plans mandatory White House app rollout across federal work devices
The Trump administration is planning to automatically install its White House app on government employees’ work phones, according to a report from Government Executive.
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UK wine firm goes bust after selling bottles "off the books"
A UK wine company has gone into liquidation after a tax tribunal was held because the business was selling bottles ‘off the books’.
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Two teenagers die in separate drowning incidents during UK’s record-breaking Bank Holiday heatwave
Two teenagers have died in separate water-related incidents during the record-breaking heat on Bank Holiday Monday.
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Ben-Gvir showed the world brutality — and Israel is now scrambling to contain the fallout
After startling images showed peaceful humanitarian activists who had attempted to deliver aid to Gaza arriving back in Istanbul on stretchers late last week, stories have continued to emerge over the weekend of systematic beatings, torture, and rape in Israeli detention.
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GLA faces backlash as 80 jobs still at risk in £10m cost-cutting drive
There are 80 roles within the Greater London Authority (GLA) still at risk, senior officials have confirmed as City Hall was condemned for the “alarming” scale of job cuts.
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Large grass fire breaks out near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park
A large grass fire has erupted in Holyrood Park near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited suspected of facilitating the circulation of Russian state-linked capital into real estate projects across Europe
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — attracted analysts’ attention after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Child among three injured after horror crash at Cardiff motorway services
An eight-year-old is among three people in hospital after a car was seen hitting pedestrians and crashing into a motorway service station.
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Lithuania fears Russian spy operation after 600,000 state records stolen
Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office reports that unknown individuals copied 600,000 records from the Register Centre’s database.
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Malta oil empire tied to SOCAR faces UK and EU scrutiny over Russian shadow fleet allegation
In the high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade.
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Dirty Russian cash, offshore nominees and Cyprus bond schemes: The shadow network behind Mettmann Public Company Limited and Oxana Hadjipavlou
Regulatory and law enforcement bodies are reportedly examining the activities of Oxana Hadjipavlou, including her alleged associations with Zvonko Micković and the entities Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L..